Getting Around
@gettingaround.bsky.social
♿ Disability
15+ years experience with cane, boot, crutches, walker and wheelchair.
Current status: wheelchair
15+ years experience with cane, boot, crutches, walker and wheelchair.
Current status: wheelchair
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I need abled people to understand that breaking someone's wheelchair is like breaking your legs. Both of them. They want to get away with breaking people's legs.
Five major airlines are suing to overturn a rule from then-Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg that actually holds airlines accountable for damaging disabled people's wheelchairs. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Airlines sue to overturn rule against breaking wheelchairs
Major carriers are trying to overturn a Biden-era policy that ended decades of mistreatment.
www.motherjones.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I need abled people to understand that breaking someone's wheelchair is like breaking your legs. Both of them. They want to get away with breaking people's legs.
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People have LITERALLY DIED because an airline damaged their wheelchair and they were unable to obtain a replacement/repair, which caused a decline in their health serious enough to lead to death.
Wheelchair users do not have equal access to travel throughout the country.
Wheelchair users do not have equal access to travel throughout the country.
Five major airlines are suing to overturn a rule from then-Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg that actually holds airlines accountable for damaging disabled people's wheelchairs. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Airlines sue to overturn rule against breaking wheelchairs
Major carriers are trying to overturn a Biden-era policy that ended decades of mistreatment.
www.motherjones.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
People have LITERALLY DIED because an airline damaged their wheelchair and they were unable to obtain a replacement/repair, which caused a decline in their health serious enough to lead to death.
Wheelchair users do not have equal access to travel throughout the country.
Wheelchair users do not have equal access to travel throughout the country.
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Five major airlines are suing to overturn a rule from then-Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg that actually holds airlines accountable for damaging disabled people's wheelchairs. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Airlines sue to overturn rule against breaking wheelchairs
Major carriers are trying to overturn a Biden-era policy that ended decades of mistreatment.
www.motherjones.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Five major airlines are suing to overturn a rule from then-Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg that actually holds airlines accountable for damaging disabled people's wheelchairs. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I need to remove the divider between my bedroom and hallway. It is clunky to get the wheelchair over it.
Wondering if there is a contractor out there that can solve this problem using AI? 🤔
Wondering if there is a contractor out there that can solve this problem using AI? 🤔
February 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I need to remove the divider between my bedroom and hallway. It is clunky to get the wheelchair over it.
Wondering if there is a contractor out there that can solve this problem using AI? 🤔
Wondering if there is a contractor out there that can solve this problem using AI? 🤔
So grateful the Access-A-Ride program exists in NYC which provides transportation to those of us with mobility issues. It took a while to get through the paperwork process, but I was finally approved!
Thank you @mta.info 🙏🚐
mta.info/accessibilit...
Thank you @mta.info 🙏🚐
mta.info/accessibilit...
Welcome to Access-A-Ride Paratransit Service
Please see our latest On The Move newsletter for service updates and other news. Masks are encouraged but optional when using Access-A-Ride.
mta.info
January 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
So grateful the Access-A-Ride program exists in NYC which provides transportation to those of us with mobility issues. It took a while to get through the paperwork process, but I was finally approved!
Thank you @mta.info 🙏🚐
mta.info/accessibilit...
Thank you @mta.info 🙏🚐
mta.info/accessibilit...
Wheelchair maintenance. ♿️🛞🛞
Grateful to have a friend come over, take wheels off and remove all the hair stuck in the wheels which has made it harder to move around.
Grateful to have a friend come over, take wheels off and remove all the hair stuck in the wheels which has made it harder to move around.
January 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Wheelchair maintenance. ♿️🛞🛞
Grateful to have a friend come over, take wheels off and remove all the hair stuck in the wheels which has made it harder to move around.
Grateful to have a friend come over, take wheels off and remove all the hair stuck in the wheels which has made it harder to move around.
My wheelchair cup holder (& phone holder) arrived today!
January 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
My wheelchair cup holder (& phone holder) arrived today!
I love Trader Joe’s and wish the company considered a delivery option.
There are people with mobility issues and while I would love to experience being in the store, it is not an option.
#accessibility
nypost.com/2024/02/21/l...
There are people with mobility issues and while I would love to experience being in the store, it is not an option.
#accessibility
nypost.com/2024/02/21/l...
Why Trader Joe’s dashed dreams of grocery delivery: ‘Can’t match our outstanding shopping experience’
TJ’s wants to create a “rewarding shopping experience, full of discovery and welcome,” which requires in-person shopping.
nypost.com
January 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I love Trader Joe’s and wish the company considered a delivery option.
There are people with mobility issues and while I would love to experience being in the store, it is not an option.
#accessibility
nypost.com/2024/02/21/l...
There are people with mobility issues and while I would love to experience being in the store, it is not an option.
#accessibility
nypost.com/2024/02/21/l...
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'One principle of disability justice is recognizing the inherent value and wholeness of people regardless of their ability to produce.'
Killer interview with cyborg boss bitch @sfdirewolf.bsky.social!
Killer interview with cyborg boss bitch @sfdirewolf.bsky.social!
Disability advocate Alice Wong on resistance in the new year: ‘Life is a dumpster fire, but I’m not alone’
The activist, who received a 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ grant, reflects on a moment that changed her life – and why she finds hope in sci-fi
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
'One principle of disability justice is recognizing the inherent value and wholeness of people regardless of their ability to produce.'
Killer interview with cyborg boss bitch @sfdirewolf.bsky.social!
Killer interview with cyborg boss bitch @sfdirewolf.bsky.social!
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Particularly wild because at least three other transit systems listed here are basically commuter services that feed people into the NYCT (New Jersey Transit, MTA LIRR and Metro North).
More people used NYC subways and buses last year than used the next 10 biggest U.S. transit systems combined.
January 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Particularly wild because at least three other transit systems listed here are basically commuter services that feed people into the NYCT (New Jersey Transit, MTA LIRR and Metro North).
Mobility is a spectrum.
Someone can walk 1/2 a mile, appearing to move “normally” and then not be able to walk.
It can be an invisible illness.
Someone can walk 1/2 a mile, appearing to move “normally” and then not be able to walk.
It can be an invisible illness.
A person may use a wheelchair because they cannot stand or walk at all.
A person may use a wheelchair because they cannot walk for long distances.
A person may use a wheelchair because they are recovering.
A person may use a wheelchair due to fatigue.
These reasons are all valid.
A person may use a wheelchair because they cannot walk for long distances.
A person may use a wheelchair because they are recovering.
A person may use a wheelchair due to fatigue.
These reasons are all valid.
January 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Mobility is a spectrum.
Someone can walk 1/2 a mile, appearing to move “normally” and then not be able to walk.
It can be an invisible illness.
Someone can walk 1/2 a mile, appearing to move “normally” and then not be able to walk.
It can be an invisible illness.
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Words like disability doula mean
'the often-invisible work of disabled people “supporting people rebirthing themselves as disabled or more disabled.” It involves people with disabilities sharing the knowledge and resources that have come about through their lived experiences with others.'
'the often-invisible work of disabled people “supporting people rebirthing themselves as disabled or more disabled.” It involves people with disabilities sharing the knowledge and resources that have come about through their lived experiences with others.'
Newly disabled people aren’t given a ‘how-to’ guide. Disability doulas are closing those gaps.
The community care practice, pioneered by queer women of color, reorients newly disabled people to a different life – a necessity that has grown during the pandemic era.
19thnews.org
January 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Words like disability doula mean
'the often-invisible work of disabled people “supporting people rebirthing themselves as disabled or more disabled.” It involves people with disabilities sharing the knowledge and resources that have come about through their lived experiences with others.'
'the often-invisible work of disabled people “supporting people rebirthing themselves as disabled or more disabled.” It involves people with disabilities sharing the knowledge and resources that have come about through their lived experiences with others.'